JUNE 2021
CENTER AND SOUTH GALLERIES
Artifacts and Fictions | Mariano Gonzales
These works, consisting mostly of images that were created in 2020-21 as well as a few from years past, are manifestations of Mariano's current interest in using digital technology as a studio tool to produce tangible artifacts, giving shape and substance to purely “virtual” concepts.
Artist Statement
This collection of work is mostly images that were created in 2020-21 as well as a few from years past. These works are manifestations of my current interest in using digital technology as a studio tool to produce tangible artifacts, giving shape and substance to purely “virtual” concepts.
Mariano Gonzales is the coordinator of illustration and printmaking and has taught foundation, photography, digital arts, metalsmithing, sculpture and painting courses at UAA. He has conducted numerous art workshops and lectures throughout Alaska. He has exhibited extensively in Alaska in both solo and group exhibitions. In 2015, Gonzales had a solo exhibition of his work entitled “A Man in the Shadows” at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. He was honored as the "Outstanding Individual Artist," 2010 Anchorage Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, and received the "Excellence in Photography" award in 2004 from the Alaska Photographic Society. His work is featured in collections at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Museum, and the School of Business at UAA. Gonzales has also served as a panelist in many symposia on Alaskan Art, and as a tertiary reviewer for the educator’s program - SIGGRAPH ASIA. He was featured in an article in Tikkun, Fall 2012, entitled “A Salvo Against War, Torture and Racism, the Art of Mariano Gonzales” by Paul Von Blum.
Jennifer Sonne. Adventure Awaits. Oil on canvas. 36 x 48 inches
JUNE 2021
NORTH GALLERY
Outstanding Opportunities for Solitude | Jennifer Sonne
In 2019, Jennifer spent eight days kayaking deep within an uninhabited area of Southeast Alaska, where she was sensorially inspired by what she saw, heard, smelled, and felt emotionally. Her paintings offer a macro and micro view of the living shores of Tebenkof Bay in the Tongass National Forest.
Jennifer Sonne is an artist and outdoor enthusiast living and working in Alaska. She loves the beautiful contrasts in this state, from the cold, dark winters to the bright, energetic summers. From the seas below to the staggering mountains, this place has endless inspiration.
She began painting as a self-taught artist but realized she had much more to learn to be able to capture the beauty of Alaska the way she intended to. She enrolled in the art program at UAA in 2016, and that has allowed her to take her work to the next level, empowering her to turn her hobby into something a little bigger.
Website: Jennifersonneart.com
